Abstract
The illegal removal of children from biological family life during conflict has a longstanding history. Briefly overviewed are the Vietnam Babylift and a more recent child abduction attempt in Chad. Then, turning to the history of child abduction and adoption history in Latin America, the conflicts of El Salvador and Argentina are presented and 'living disappeared' children - those who disappear into adoption networks during war - are discussed. The post-conflict social realities in both nations are explored. The role of the social worker and specific practices are identified and discussed in context of generalist social work practice.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-180 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Social Work |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Argentina
- El Salvador
- child adoption
- generalist practice
- intercountry adoption
- post-conflict
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)